Gundersen Lutheran Behavioral Health La Crosse

Gundersen Lutheran Behavioral Health is a hospital based addiction and mental health treatment department in La Crosse, Wisconsin that serves children, adolescents and adults.

Its services span detox, a 34 bed inpatient unit and partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient program and outpatient psychiatry, medication assisted treatment including methadone as well as individual and family therapy and aftercare.

Emergency Mental Health Care

Gundersen Health System runs Wisconsin's first dedicated emergency mental health facility known as EmPATH is now serving patients in La Crosse.

The system recently added four inpatient beds to the La Crosse hospital's Behavioral Health Unit and expands an existing 34 bed unit that already separates adults and adolescents and includes private rooms and outdoor courtyards.

There is a purpose built entry point for psychiatric and substance use emergencies in La Crosse rather than a standard emergency department and a larger inpatient unit means somewhat better odds of an available bed when one is needed.

Few regional providers can point to comparable recent investment.

Extending Treatment Beyond the Hospital Stay

Distinct from the acute inpatient psychiatric unit, Gundersen operates Unity House, a La Crosse based residential substance use treatment program for adults 18 and older focused on helping individuals learn to live a healthy lifestyle.

This gives patients a structured residential step down after inpatient or detox care without leaving the same system and outpatient addiction medicine continues at nearly 20 Gundersen locations with video visit options.

Gundersen serves the greater La Crosse region and accepts most major insurance plans, Medicare and Medicaid, TRICARE and offers a sliding fee scale.